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Riverine Master Naturalist Chapter seeking 2025...

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2024/07/24

The Riverine Master Naturalist Chapter will open applications this fall for candidates for its 2025 basic training class, which will run from early January through mid-April next year The Riverine chapter, one of 30 chapters in Virginia, describes itself as a "home to an enthusiastic contingent of those from the greater Richmond metro area." The chapter's master naturalists choose which activities they'd like to involve themselves with, from rebuilding oyster reefs to establishing native gard...

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Warner, Kaine urge stricter safety standards for...

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2024/07/24

Concerns that some beach umbrellas can be unsecured and prone to flying, causing serious injury or death, prompted Virginia's senators to push for safer design standards for those umbrellas. Democratic Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine recently wrote to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, urging the organization to finalize new safety standards released earlier this year for beach umbrellas by the American Society of Testing Materials. The standards, they wrote, need to be updated to ref...

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Tech for Troops celebrates 10 years

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2024/07/24

A nonprofit organization that provides veterans with training in technology recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Tech For Troops, empowers veterans to use technology to improve their lives. The organization helps veterans learn how to use refurbished laptops to create resumes, apply for jobs and conduct their medical appointments through telehealth visits as needed. Tech for Troops celebrated with a party earlier this month at its Henrico facility near Libbie Mill. For details or to make...

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Glover Park's second phase underway; completion...

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2024/07/24

Today, it’s a mixture of mangled tree stumps and branches, underbrush and assorted other plant life. But by next fall, this undeveloped 73-acre site at Glover Park in Glen Allen will be home to two full-size turf baseball fields, a 1.75-acre turf dog park, a 5k trail, two playgrounds, two new turf multipurpose fields, a restroom complex, shade shelters and a lot more parking, among other amenities. Work on the long-awaited second phase of the park – involving acreage located behind the park’s...

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Henrico Property Transactions: June 26-July 2, 2024

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2024/07/24

7081 Yahley Mill Road - 5,000, 1,848 SF (built in 1983), from Terry P. and Beverly S. Guidt to Throckmorton Contractor LLC. 406 Raines Avenue - 0,000, 960 SF (built in 1956), from Deane M. and Tiffany Walden to Michael and Lilia Amadeo. 2304 Lenora Lane - 1,000, 1,560 SF (built in 1954), from Siu Tsang Chan to Christopher Dung. 10103 Robin Lee Lane - 0,000, 1,292 SF (built in 1992), from Kripal Singh Thakur to Keshia Bentick. 9003 Telegraph Road, Unit A - 8,490, 1,573 SF (built in 2024), from...

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Va. plans to create cell phone-free education...

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2024/07/24

As concerns mount over student performance, echoed in an executive order from Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Virginia is developing policies and guidelines to restrict students’ use of cell phones during school hours. Some educators and advocates question the effort and believe that cell phone-free policies could be hard to enforce and may harm certain students. Research shows that some students use cell phones to message people and browse the internet and social media apps during instructional ti...

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The story behind Richmond Community ToolBank: 'We're...

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2024/07/23

The Richmond Tool Bank supplied a Richmond-area farm with more than a dozen fully assembled picnic benches and outdoor furniture with the help of a local business last week. “We lend equipment in our expertise about tools and equipment to nonprofits and community groups all over Central Virginia," Executive Director Toby Vernon said. The nonprofit hosted 30 interns and staff members from the CPA and consulting firm PB Mares. Mary O’Connell works with the firm and said every summer the company...

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Henrico native featured on '16 And Pregnant' dies at 27

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2024/07/22

A Henrico native who appeared on the MTV Show 16 and Pregnant in 2014 has died, multiple entertainment websites reported Monday. Autumn Oxley Crittendon died July 20 at her home in Henrico at the age of 27, following reports of a medical emergency for which Henrico Fire and EMS officials had been called. Crittendon was found unresponsive, and officials were not able to revive her. Henrico Police are investigating the cause of death, they told media members. The MTV show followed Crittendon an...

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Suspensions rose during 2022-23 in Henrico Schools,...

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2024/07/22

More than a decade after a national study found that Henrico Schools had the highest disparity nationally between the suspension rates of Black and white students, recent data shows that significant racial disparities continue to exist within the school system when it comes to school discipline and punishment. Although Black students comprise only one-third of Henrico Schools’ student population, they accounted for 63% of the students who were suspended at least once during the 2022-2023 scho...

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McShin Foundation planning Recovery Fest, Mobilize...

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2024/07/22

The McShin Foundation is planning two major events in September and October – its 20th annual Recovery Fest and a stop on the Mobilize Recovery Across America Bus Tour. The Recovery Fest will take place from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7 at the foundation’s Lakeside location at 2300 Dumbarton Road. The event will feature speakers, live music, food trucks, rapid revive training, free Narcan, and vendors. Then on Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Mobilize Recovery Across America Bus Tour will stop at ...

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Va. Department of Veterans services receives 4...

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2024/07/22

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services recently announced that four veterans care centers in Virginia have received new minivans to take veterans to medical appointments. The new minivans were donated by the Disabled American Veterans Department of Virginia and will be used to transport veterans to and from medical appointments in the Richmond, Roanoke, Virginia Beach, and Fauquier County regions. The four 2024 model Chrysler Pacifica minivans are wrapped with patriotic-themed images an...

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Virginia's unemployment rate unchanged at 2.7% in June

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2024/07/19

Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.7 percent in June, according to data released on this week by Virginia Works, the state’s Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. The rate was 0.1% higher than the rate one year ago. The data shows the number of unemployed residents in June decreased by 2,369 to 122,395, while the number of employed residents decreased by 1,786 to about 4.45 million. The total number of people employed in the private sector ...

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LMR announces new board members, officers

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2024/07/19

Leadership Metro Richmond recently announced its new board members and officers for the 2025 fiscal year. The slate of officers was ratified during LMR’s annual meeting in June. Jen Kostyniuk, who is the senior director of economic development at Dominion Energy, will serve as chair of the board. In addition, Jeff Conley, who serves as the system supplier diversity program advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, will serve as chair elect. Gabriella Caldwell-Miller, the division direc...

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Obituary - Edward Brantley Burns Sr.

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2024/07/19

Edward Brantley Burns, Sr. was born on June 22, 1931, to Bland Burns and Edith Martin Burns, in Washington, DC. As children of the Great Depression, he and his brother, Calvin, had a tumultuous childhood, living for 10 years in an orphanage because their parents could not afford to raise them. When their parents were back on their feet, Ed and his brother lived between their mother in Northern Virginia and their father in Decherd, Tennessee. From a young age Ed had an adventurous spirit and h...

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Obituary - Brenda Lee Durham

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2024/07/19

Brenda Lee Durham (Nuckols), born December 11, 1950, peacefully entered eternity on the night of Thursday, July 11, 2024, to be with her Lord and Savior. Brenda was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin; her parents, Howard and Charlotte Nuckols (Wells); her stepmother, Erma L. Nuckols; her sisters, Carolyn Taylor and Mary Melfi; and longtime companion and fur-baby, Dallas. She is survived by her son, Leo Ainsworth (Peggy Hardin); daughter, Leiane Fridley (Vernon "Bubba); brother, Howard "...

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Obituary - George E. Ward Jr.

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2024/07/19

George E. Ward Jr., age 99, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 7, 2024 at Hermitage Retirement Community in Richmond. He was born on October 31, 1924 in Leesburg, Va to George and Della (Kirkpatrick) Ward. He graduated from Loundon County High School in 1942 and joined the Army Air Force to serve in World War 2. After returning from the war, he married Anna Lee (Toady) May in 1952 in Washington, D.C. His Air Force career spanned 27 years as a pilot in the Vietnam War, and he served in Bur...

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Obituary - Sandra J. Robinson

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2024/07/19

Sandra J. Robinson, “Sandy” April 9, 1943 – July 9, 2024 Born and raised in Northern Virginia and a graduate of Mary Washington College, Sandy was a kind, empathetic, and compassionate person who loved gardening, Shakespeare, proper grammar, and dogs. She is preceded in death by her parents, Luther & Virginia Jones; son, Kevin Robinson; and niece, Tracy Jones. She is survived by son, Kelly Robinson & his wife, Jennifer; daughter, Kassandra Davey; brother, Luther Jones & his wife, ...

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Obituary - Georgia Craig Goodloe

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2024/07/19

Georgia Craig Goodloe, 88, of Glen Allen, Va., passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024. She was preceded in passing by her beloved husband of 29 years, Robert Bayard Goodloe; granddaughter, Brandi Rae Goodloe; her sister, Portia Craig; and her brother, Sonny Craig. Georgia is survived by her children, Gail Trice (Ed), Terry King (Jed), Colin Goodloe (Patsy), and April Murphy (Jim); her grandchildren, Bill Bollander (Taryn), Bob Bollander (Alison), Jim Bollander (Kelly), Craig Lam, Jay Goodloe (M...

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Henrico Planning Department to host 5 listening...

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2024/07/19

The Henrico County Planning Department will host five listening sessions during the next several weeks to gather community feedback about the county’s next comprehensive plan, dubbed Henrico NEXT, which will shape the future of the county through 2045. The meetings are designed to solicit feedback about a series of visions and goals that were crafted by planners and the county's consultant, using input from residents through a 2021 Residents’ and Recreation and Parks Surveys and the 2022 Comm...

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Despite concerns from Henrico officials and...

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2024/07/19

Despite requests to the contrary from Henrico officials and residents, the Goochland County Planning Commission Thursday night considered – and then unanimously recommended for approval – plans from Luck Stone Corporation to expand operations at its Rockville quarry on the Henrico-Goochland line. The case next will be heard Sept. 3 by the Goochland Board of Supervisors, which holds final decision-making authority on it. Henrico Planning Director Joe Emerson had sent a letter to the commission...

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